I understand why you guys are donating money. Friends are friends. But I don't understand why a thread needs to be made to raise $1000. I don't think there was much need to post this on a public board. It's not like people who aren't good friends with her will donate towards something as minor as that. Could have been kept private amongst phone calls/IM's.
edit; i think MikeAI has already said what i was getting at.